Mason Dixon Animal Emergency Hospital

06/06/2026

🙄 When you eat too much puppy food on purpose and the mean vet makes you throw it back up.

🚨 Teddy, a 4-month-old Corgi, came to see us a few months ago for a moderately distended, painful belly and a sudden loss of appetite. The diagnosis? A classic case of food bloat (essentially, eating a massive quantity of food all at once until the stomach is completely stretched out).

⚠️ Food Bloat vs. GDV ("True Bloat")
It’s important to note that while food bloat is painful and serious, it is different from Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV). GDV is a life-threatening emergency where the stomach actually twists and requires immediate surgery.

Teddy's family opted for outpatient care, so Libby and the team safely induced vomiting to empty his stomach and administered subcutaneous fluids to aid digestion. He was then placed on a strict 12-hour fast to give his stretched stomach time to rest and rebound.

Hope you're out there being your best puppy self Teddy!

05/30/2026

😍 That "needle successfully retrieved via endoscope" expression at 3:45 in the morning!

Huge kudos to Charlie’s family for bringing him to after he was seen coughing, bringing up blood-tinged foam and acting mildly lethargic. X-rays spotted a needle in his stomach. He was transferred to us for surgery, where Dr. Parr and the team managed to fish it out via endoscopy—saving him from a major operation!

Great team work and a job well done.

05/25/2026

We are here. We are open.

We are thankful to all who served.

05/22/2026

We hope you all have wonderful weekend. Be safe!

If you need us, give us a call.

05/21/2026

🚨 Help Us

☀️🐾 Summer hasn’t even started, but one of our vet techs urgently requested we share this reminder: heat stroke is deadly, but entirely preventable.

📣 We know our community loves their pets deeply. Sharing these reminders is just our way of looking out for each other and welcoming new pet owners into the fold.

🤔 If you find yourself debating whether to bring your pet to a warm event, leave them in the car for "just a few minutes," or assume they'll be fine because they have been before—please, do right by them.

❤️ Keep your pets where they are cool, safe, and out of danger. It's always better to be safe than sorry. Let's work together to keep our community's pets safe and cool this season!

05/17/2026

🥐 Wondering why World Baking Day is such a big deal around here?

❤️ It’s all thanks to Kim, our resident kitchen mom! In a fast-paced vet hospital, taking care of our team's wellbeing starts with fueling our bodies, and Kim's delicious, homemade meals do exactly that.

🙏 Kim, you keep our physical and mental health high, and we truly lucked out having you on our team.

📝 To celebrate, we’re sharing some of her recent meal ideas and even a favorite recipe—because when our hospital community thrives, we all thrive!

05/14/2026

💨 The final dust hasn’t settled, but our direct donation drive hit $5,973.61. We are over the moon.

😳 Our goal was $2,000. TWO THOUSAND! We didn't meet it, we crushed it.

📣 We want to make a special shoutout to & for stepping up with a matching grant. This kind of backup is exactly what keeps us going. It’s more than just a donation—it’s proof that they believe in the work we do in the trenches every day. Thank you for showing up for us and the community.

🪧 🌴 If you’re looking for high-impact signs or a perfectly planned getaway, look no further. They’re the thoughtful pros you want in your corner.

05/14/2026

🚨🚨 UPDATE: THANK YOU to our amazing community for stepping up to support the animals in our care! 🚨🚨

We have received an incredible amount of dog crates and various supplies including dog food, collars, and more. Your generosity truly means the world to us and helps us continue providing care for animals in need.

If you’re still looking to help, we would greatly appreciate donations of dog treats, which can also be purchased directly from our Amazon Wishlist. We are also happy to accept dog treats from other stores!

Thank you again for your overwhelming support, compassion, and kindness. We couldn’t do this lifesaving work without you! 💛

🚨 COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDED!🚨

Summer is always one of the busiest times of year at the York County SPCA, and right now, we are actively managing a large-scale animal hoarding case in York County that could bring more than 50 dogs into our care in the coming weeks. This is one of the largest dog hoarding cases in our organization’s history.

As a no-kill shelter, we do not euthanize for space. During moments like this, we rely on our community to help us create the capacity needed to care for vulnerable animals entering our shelter. 🐾

Here’s how you can help right now:
🐶 Donate items from our Amazon Wish List
Our greatest current need is LARGE & XL DOG CRATES and LARGE DOG FOOD.
✔️ Used crates are welcome if they are clean, rust-free, and undamaged
✔️ We can even accept OPEN bags of dog food if they are unexpired
🛒 Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1CL2BOCFP0BY9

🏡 Become a foster
Opening your home, even temporarily, helps us create space for animals from this case as well as stray and abandoned pets arriving every day in York County: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/YORK/Dog

❤️ Adopt or share our adoptable dogs
We currently have many dogs looking for homes. Even sharing their photos and profiles helps more than you know: https://ycspca.org/adoptable-pets/

📍 DONATION DROP OFF
Wish list donations can be dropped off at the shelter 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items purchased through our Amazon Wish List ship directly to the shelter.

Thank you for standing with these animals when they need our community most. We will continue to provide updates as they become available. 💛

05/11/2026

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, two-legged and four. We are so grateful for your strength and hope you take a moment for yourself today, because when you shine, we all do. Whether you're a human mom or a dog mom like Snowball, we know it takes a village.

💪🏾 A special shout-out to this mama, who needed a little supportive healthcare after she delivered her first litter; our team—many of whom balance motherhood with the intensity of ER work—stepped in to ensure Snowball received all the medical care and rest she needed.

05/06/2026